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Discover Japan’s Hokuriku Region: A Journey Through Traditional Crafts and Scenic Beauty Throughout history, Japan’s artistic sensibilities have been represented through a dizzying range of objects: katana (swords), folding screens, paper fans, urushi (lacquerware), pottery, copperware, woodware, temple iconography, and much more. Thanks to generations of dedicated and specialist artisans, many of these unique artistic…
An Artistic Journey Through Ishikawa For a small, remote coastal prefecture on Japan’s northern sea coast, Ishikawa features far more than its fair share of cultural attractions. From the romantically subdued cosmopolitan grandeur of Kanazawa to the quiet crafts hamlet of Wajima near the tip of the Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa’s cultural offerings are among the…
Discover the Majestic Trails of Japan: Exploring Gifu and Ishikawa Rising more than 8,900 feet above sea level, the mountains surging up from the northern shore of central Honshū, the largest island in the Japanese archipelago, have captivated adventurers and worshippers for centuries. Mount Hakusan, the tallest mountain in the area, can be seen from…